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profundity

profundity

8.8
A very great physical depth, for example deep water or a mine
  • noun
  • /prəˈfʌndɪti/
translation icon : profundidad
  • The submarine descended into the dark profundity of the sea, revealing a world untouched by light.

Examples

  • What they think is a tiny profundity engine is nothing more than a curio, a found object charged with private associations.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The scientists explored the ocean's profundity to discover new marine species.

  • The cave's profundity made it a fascinating site for geologists studying rock formations.

Synonyms

deepness
vsprofundity
1 2.8

The distance from a surface down into something like a lake

describes the general state of great vertical extent rather than measured distance
bottomlessness
vsprofundity
1 9.3

A state of being extremely deep and seeming to have no end

states a very deep physical quality without implying endlessness
profoundness
vsprofundity
7.3

Great physical depth, like a deep cave or ocean

has identical meaning but differs only in word form

Antonyms

shallowness
3 5.4

A person or idea that shows little deep thought and weak feeling

How Deep

profundity
8.8
depth
318 1.0
shallowness
1 4.6

Surface Forms

profundity singular
profundities plural

Morphology

profundity = profound (transparent) = profund + ity

Regular nominalization from 'profound' expressing the quality or degree of depth.

Etymology

Profundity comes from the Latin profundus, from fundus meaning 'bottom', and it shares the same root as the English word profound. So profundity can also mean the quality of being very deep in a physical way, like the deep bottom of a mine or the ocean.